22 



(3) From the foregoing it would appear that the value of 

 the product from the unmanured acre is $5 82 



and from the manured 3 53 



Leaving balance in favor of the unmanured $2 29 



In making this report, several things however are to be 

 considered, and as peas were planted in this experiment, 

 one prominent consideration is, that a large crop of peas is 

 reported in some instances by some, justifying the following 

 yield ; and taking the same proportion, for both manured 

 and unmanured plots, as for corn, we have — 



For the manured, 10 bus. peas per acre, at 75c $7 50 



For the unmanured, 6 " " "75c 4 50 



Leaving in favor of the manured, profit $3 00 



Now by deducting the $2.29 from $3.00, we have a net 

 gain of 71 cts. in favor of the fertilized plots. 



(4) As to the character of the soils on which these ex- 

 periments were conducted, many of them were among the 

 poorest in the State. In addition to the net gain of 71c 

 per acre in favor of fertilizers, other benefits were secured. 

 The heavy fertilization, owing to the adverse seasons in 

 many cases as can be seen from these reports, was not all 

 available to the growing crop, and much remains in reserve 

 for succeeding crops. Besides there is an improved condi- 

 tion in the soil due to the large amount of organic matter 

 in the pea vines, which we reasonably conclude is much 

 greater in the manured, than in the unmanured plot. 



(5) While the profits from these experiments have not 

 proven large in dollars and cents, yet the indirect benefits 

 are considerable. And the writer is persuaded to believe 

 that the results might have been better, and more economi- 

 cally attained, had the fertilizers contained a higher per cent. 

 of potash and a smaller of nitrogen. 



